Industry Updates
This broad category includes articles concerning health insurance costs, carrier and health plan news, changing benefits technology, and surveys by the Kaiser Family Foundation and others on employee benefits.
Humana Inc. on Wednesday indicated that a downgrade in a key Medicare quality measure could lower its federal reimbursements, but the insurer said the poor grade wasn’t a fair indication of how its business is faring.
It's renewal time for participants in California's health insurance exchange, which may mean cost savings for some consumers -- but finding those savings can be complicated.
The incredible shrinking provider network is nothing new in marketplace plans.
Low inflation, generally good for purchasing power, is likely to leave some high earners facing higher Medicare premiums next year.
Changing the way it does business, Medicare on Friday unveiled a far-reaching overhaul of how it pays doctors and other clinicians.
The Obama administration says it'll send more than 10 million mailings to woo the uninsured for the final health care law sign-up season of President Barack Obama's tenure.
It can be well worth the effort to go up against your health plan if it denies you treatment you think you need.
Hospitals are getting slammed by drug price hikes that often have nothing to do with improving patient health, a new report has found.
Some health insurers say they’re paying too much to rival Blue Cross Blue Shield plans under a key pillar of the federal health law designed to compensate insurers that take on sicker and more expensive patients.
When the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplace opens in two weeks, many consumers will have a new option for the law’s fourth open-enrollment period: standardized health plans that cover basic services without a deductible.